Re: apt-get new helixcode gnome

I would say that it's mainly visual improvements but I like the panel that you get on the top of your desktop: it is swanky and handy. When I moved to helix, I ended up switching from enlightenment to sawfish (formerly sawmill) as they work quite well together. Overall, I'd say they've done a fine

Re: apt-get new helixcode gnome

Randy Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 06/06/2000 (13:15) : >Having installed Helixcode on a couple of users' Debian machines, they > were thrilled with it. I wondered the same thing, why? > >In my experience, it was due to the fact that the desktop seemed more > "polished." That, a

Re: apt-get new helixcode gnome

>> I disagree! Helix Gnome is *way* better than the old Debian Gnome >> packages were. It's worth the upgrade! > And exactly what is so much better if I may ask? Having installed Helixcode on a couple of users' Debian machines, they were thrilled with it. I wondered the same thing, why?

Re: apt-get new helixcode gnome

"Karl M. Hegbloom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 06/06/2000 (09:17) : > I disagree! Helix Gnome is *way* better than the old Debian Gnome > packages were. It's worth the upgrade! And exactly what is so much better if I may ask? -- Preben Randhol -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --

Re: apt-get new helixcode gnome

> "Rogerio" == Rogerio Brito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Rogerio> On Jun 04 2000, David S. Bateman wrote: >> Just out of curiosity, does Helix add anything to Gnome or is it >> just an easy install? I went to the website and looked at the >> screenshots and it looks pretty much

Re: apt-get new helixcode gnome

On Mon, Jun 05, 2000 at 10:37:36AM +0200, Preben Randhol wrote: > "Eric G . Miller" wrote on 05/06/2000 (10:33) : > > "Debian" developers and they follow the policy. BTW, beware the gads of > > themes that come with task-helix-gnome! Lot's of disk space and longer > > downloads required. > > Is

Re: apt-get new helixcode gnome

"Eric G . Miller" wrote on 05/06/2000 (10:33) : > "Debian" developers and they follow the policy. BTW, beware the gads of > themes that come with task-helix-gnome! Lot's of disk space and longer > downloads required. Is it possible to not get all the themes downloaded? -- Preben Randhol -- [EMA

Re: apt-get new helixcode gnome

On Mon, Jun 05, 2000 at 09:11:53AM +0200, Preben Randhol wrote: > Rogerio Brito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 05/06/2000 (01:06) : > > On Jun 04 2000, Jeronimo Pellegrini wrote: > > > I think I read somewhere in the Helix site that Helix Gnome was made > > > available for woody only, and that they w

Re: apt-get new helixcode gnome

Rogerio Brito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 05/06/2000 (01:06) : > On Jun 04 2000, Jeronimo Pellegrini wrote: > > I think I read somewhere in the Helix site that Helix Gnome was made > > available for woody only, and that they were not sure if it'd work > > for potato... > > Unlike the previo

Re: apt-get new helixcode gnome

On Jun 04 2000, Jeronimo Pellegrini wrote: > :: On Sun, 4 Jun 2000 19:46:23 -0300, Rogerio Brito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > Unlike the previous posters, I've had no problems using Helix > > Gnome with potato. It works flawlessly (and I've even mirrored > > the Gnome site here so I ca

Re: apt-get new helixcode gnome

On Jun 04 2000, David S. Bateman wrote: > Just out of curiosity, does Helix add anything to Gnome or is it > just an easy install? I went to the website and looked at the > screenshots and it looks pretty much like what i'm running now. > (gdm,enlightenment,Gnome) Helix Gnome is more or le

Re: apt-get new helixcode gnome

Quoth Jeronimo Pellegrini, > And how would you rate it? Is it worth the download? Also... Ithink I > tried some pre-release of it before, not sure, but I remember a my > configuration got screwed... Did it happen with helix on your box? I'm using it with an up-to-date potato system, and I must a

Re: apt-get new helixcode gnome

Rogerio Brito wrote: > On Jun 04 2000, Jeronimo Pellegrini wrote: > > I think I read somewhere in the Helix site that Helix Gnome was made > > available for woody only, and that they were not sure if it'd work > > for potato... > > Unlike the previous posters, I've had no problems using He

Re: apt-get new helixcode gnome

:: On Sun, 4 Jun 2000 19:46:23 -0300, Rogerio Brito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Unlike the previous posters, I've had no problems using Helix > Gnome with potato. It works flawlessly (and I've even mirrored > the Gnome site here so I can burn a CD of it and install for > s

Re: apt-get new helixcode gnome

On Jun 04 2000, Jeronimo Pellegrini wrote: > I think I read somewhere in the Helix site that Helix Gnome was made > available for woody only, and that they were not sure if it'd work > for potato... Unlike the previous posters, I've had no problems using Helix Gnome with potato. It

Re: apt-get new helixcode gnome

On Jun 04 2000, Eric G . Miller wrote: > On Sun, Jun 04, 2000 at 11:24:43AM -0700, Michael Perry wrote: > > Has anyone upgraded gnome using the manual information posted on the > > helixcode website? > > Haven't done this myself... I have two systems here where I'm using Helixcode's Gnome

Re: apt-get new helixcode gnome

:: On Mon, 5 Jun 2000 07:05:07 +1000 (EST), Graham Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > My system also started life as slink, and has been potato for the past > few weeks. When I tried Helix Gnome I also got some error like yours > about a package (as I recall it was some library rather than grip)

Re: apt-get new helixcode gnome

My system also started life as slink, and has been potato for the past few weeks. When I tried Helix Gnome I also got some error like yours about a package (as I recall it was some library rather than grip). I simply changed potato to woody in my sources.list (thought I would take the leap) and thi

Re: apt-get new helixcode gnome

On Sun, Jun 04, 2000 at 11:24:43AM -0700, Michael Perry wrote: > Hi all- > > I made an attempt to apt-get the latest gnome stuff by alterting the > /etc/sources.list file to reflect the spidermonkey site as contained off of > www.helixcode.com. This system I want to upgrade started life as a slin